Jermaine Burton Injured at Practice
UPDATE: According to sources, Georgia wide receiver Jermaine Burton’s knee injury suffered in practice Tuesday appears to be minor. The MRI results did not show any structural damage, and no surgery will be required. It was a major concern for Georgia, but nothing more than a scare. He will miss the remainder of spring practice and is expected back to full strength some time this summer.
It's been a tough spring for Georgia football. First, Kenny McIntosh and Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins were injured on the first day of padded practice. Then, star wideout George Pickens suffered an ACL injury that will require surgery, and now there appears to be more.
Dawgs Daily on SI.com can confirm that Georgia wide receiver Jermaine Burton also suffered a knee injury during Georgia's practice on Tuesday. The severity of the injury has not yet been determined nor confirmed by team officials.
Early indications are that Burton hyperextended his knee at practice, was then carted off the field and is now undergoing an MRI to assess whether or not there is any structural damage to the surrounding ligaments in the knee.
With Pickens' return to action for Georgia in the 2021 season doubtful at best, Burton was expected to play a major role in the offense in 2021. This would only compound the devastating blow that was Pickens' injury if Burton were to miss significant time, especially considering Georgia opens the 2021 campaign in Charlotte, N.C. against the Clemson Tigers.
We will keep you posted as further developments come in on this story.
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